The case involves a 31-year-old man who wore his Glass for up to 18 hours every day, typically only taking the eyewear off when sleeping or showering. He checked into a U.S. Navy substance abuse program because he thought he was having trouble with alcohol, but doctors found that he actually had much more trouble weaning himself from the Glass than from the booze—a notion confirmed by the patient himself.
According to Dr. Andrew Doan, who wrote a paper on the case, said, “When the therapist would ask him a question, he would have this repeated movement of placing his index finger to the right side of face, similar to trying to turn on the Glass.” (NBC News)
Paul Asay has written for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for PluggedIn and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He recently collaborated with Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, on his book The Good Dad. He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and his two children. Check out his entertainment blog at Patheos.com/blogs/WatchingGod or follow him on Twitter.